THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 9, 1913.
WEST
SHOUTS iHE
Multnomah Representative
Springs Sensation on Floor
of Assembly.
REED BILL CHAMPION WINS
After Hearing Defense of Measure
and Scoring of Portland Journal
and Governor Denounced as
'Fourflusher,' House Acts.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 8.
Special- Resenting the imputation
that the Multnomah County delegation
had "put the members of the House in
a hole." Representative Humane, of
Portland, in a speech given on the
floor today, accused deputies under a
former Multnomah County Assessor of
grave irregularities, and denounced
Governor West as a "political dema
gogue" and "fourflusher."
Representative Murnane was angry
because, in his view. Governor West
"had made political capital" out of
having Henry E. Reed, the present
Assessor, sign a statement that he
would not use up the maximum appro
prlation made by the Legislature for
his office.
Much publicity had been made of the
Governor's action, especially by a
Portland evening paper, which accused
the Legislature of wasting money.
Um Mam Attacks.
Lewelllng of Linn arose and cast re
flections upon the Multnomah delega
tion this afternoon, while a bill relat
ing to the County Clerk's office in
Multnomah County was under consid
eration, and it was then that Murnane,
who introduced the Reed appropriation
bill, refused longer to remain silent
and surprised the entire membership
of the House by denouncing Governor
West.
"I want to say, as th man who in
troduced the Reed bill in this House,"
shouted Murnane, who had never spok
en on the floor to any length before,
'that Governor West knew all about
the Reed bill before I ever Introduced
it; I consulted him about It. I also
consulted the managing editor of the
Portland Journal about It, but he said
he had made up his mind to roast' the
bill anyway, and that it would - make
no difference what I did or what the
1-111 contained. I explained to Governor
nest all of the provisions of the billy
"Then, after we passed it, he tried
to put us in the hole by making Mr.
Reed go to his office and sign a state
ment not to expend the full sura. It
was for political purposes; the Gov
ernor is a political demagogue and
four-flusher, and neither he nor Mr.
Hagood. his representative on this
House floor, has had the courage to
meet me and talk over this thing.
asked Mr. Hagood this morning to talk
It over with me. but he said he would
do so before leaving for Portland; he
did not do so, but left the House be
fore adjournment this morning. Now,
I do not propose to stand for any more
of this foolishness about this Reed bill.
I introduced it in good faith and they
all know It; they want to use this for
the sake of politics.
"Drl" of 20,000 Revealed.
"Xow, gentlemen, I want to say that
Mr. Reed is an honest man and a good
official, but he doesn t please the Port
land Journal and he had to be 'roasted,'
no matter what I did about the appro
prlation. So much for that part of it
but I will say that before Mr. Reed
took office the chief deputy and some
others got a piece of property from the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, the greatest corporation in Ore
gon, 'for services rendered.' What are
those services? What service do you
gentlemen suppose the Assessor's of Uee
could render for a piece of property
that netted them $20,000 when they
sold it again?
"Yet, gentlemen, has Governor "West
said anything about this? Has the
Journal? Not one word. Now, you
can bet that I have gone over these
matters and I tell you gentlemen here
that this thing is not over yet. Gov
ernor West will find it is not over, and
I intend to see whether he can go on
and make political capital by using
me and a bill offered here by me. In
perfect good faith. I probably will
have something more to say about this
before the session ends.
Murnane's sensational statement took
the House completely by surprise. He
had been deeply perturbed because of
the aspersions cast upon his bill and
upon the Legislature because of the
bill and subsequent action of the Gov
ernor, but he had been advised to re
main silent and say nothing about It,
However, when Lewelllng insinuated
that there might be a "Joker" in the
County Clerk bill, it was more than he
could stand, and he made his statement.
The bill was passed.
16000 William Reid turned It down at
that price, and said I was a fool for
buying it. as we would never set our
money out," said W. C. North. "The
assessment of 110,000 included a tract
north of Dekum avenue, where the old
carbarns of the street railway company
used to be located, and a 60-foot right
of way through the entire tract. I be
lieve, anyway, that even that assess
ment was too high, as the property was
largely a hole in the ground. We spent
several thousand dollars In filling it.
L. H. Maxwell explained that the
tract had been purchased by a syn
dicate composed of W. C North. L. E
Sauvle. A. Y. Beach, Allan McDonald
and himself, all deputies in Assessor
Slgler's office, the title being taken in
his name for the sake of convenience.
"The fact is that the piece we bought
was on the market for 6000 and could
have been bought by anyone at that
price." said Mr. Maxwell. "The whole
transaction was strictly regular in
every way. We thought we saw-
chance to make some money and we
Dooled and purchased the property.
Afterwards we spent J3200 in filling in
one hole alone. We still have some of
It left, particularly a large hole which
we did not fill in and for which we
have not yet found a buyer."
WEST SENDS MESSAGE
EXPENDITURE OF IRREDTJCI
BLE SCHOOL FCXD IS CACSE.
MAXWEJjL AXD NORTH TALK
Anyone Could Have Purchased Prop
erty, Says ex-Deputy.
"Representative Murnane evidently
referred to the purchase. In 1909, of
about seven acres by I. H. Maxwell,
chief deputy under Mr. Pigler, my pre
decessor, from the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company." said Asses
sor Reed when asked to explain the
reference in Mr. Murnane s speech. "The
property was assessed that year for
$10,000 (here Mr. Reed produced the
record to prove his statement) and
was purchased by Mr. Maxwell for
$6000 plus the unpaid balance of a
bonded assessment for the improve
ment of Dekum avenue, amounting to
$1932.10, or a total of something less
than $S00O.
"Subsequently, the records show I
am basing all my assertions on public
records Mr. Maxwell transferred a
portion of what he had purchased to
v. c. North, another deputy in the of
fice, consideration $1500. The prop
erty was platted Into 56 lots as Max
well's Addition. It is bounded by
I'nlon avenue on the west. East Sixth
street on the east, Dekum avenue on
the north and Portland boulevard on
the south.
An examination of the records veri
fies Mr. Reed's statements as to the
description and consideration paid for
the property. In book 439, page 351,
deed records, is found an agreement
by which Mr. Maxwell agreed to pur
chase the property, paying $2000 cash,
$2000 at the end of a year and $2000 at
the end of two years. In book 45S, page
333, there is a copy of the deed given
by the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company to Mr. Maxwell on
July 19. 1909. In book' 469. page 164. is
a copy of a deed conveying from Max
well to North in consideration of $1500
a triangular part of the property
bounded on the north by Dekum ave
nue, on the west by East Sixth street
and on the southeast by a right of way
of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company.
Onlnlon From Attorney - General
Deals With Bill to Replace
$23,000 From General' Fund.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 8
(Special.) Governor West today sent
special message to the Senate, at
taching an opinion of Attorney-General
Crawford which he furnished to the
State Land Board relative to the ex
penditure of Interest on the irreducible
school fund In relation to the cost of
administration of that fund.
The message deals directly with the
bill introduced by Joseph, presumably
for the Governor, providing that ap
proximately $23,000 which has been
expended during the past 12 years for
certain salaries and equipment of the
State Treasurer's . office and coming
from the school fund should be repaid
into that fund from the general fund.
From the authorities and the evi
dent intention of the trainers of the
constitution to preserve as irreducible
the principal of the school fund and
exclusively to apply the interest or
other revenues arising from the fund
itself to the support and maintenance
of the common schools, it is evident it
was not Intended that the administra
te expenses should be taken out of the
school fund interest, but that it should
bo used exclusively in defraying the
continuing regular expenditures neces
sary for the maintenance of the schools,
in this way placing it beyond th
power of the Legislature to authorize
any portion of the interest to be tils
posed of for any other purpose what
ever," is the main portion of the Attor
ney-General's holdings in this matter.
Under this construction it is the sub
stance of the opinion that money can
not be taken from the irreducible school
fund or the interest from that fund to
be used In the cost of administering it.
5IAKYHILL TRIP IS PLANNED
Sam Hill Telegraphs Denial of Story
Regarding Snow.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Feb. 8
(Special.) It was announced today
that 20 Senators and 26 Representatives
will go on the trip to Marynill Farm,
as the guests of Sam Hill, tomorrow, to
view the roads there, which were con
structed by scientific methods.
Many of those who are going on the
trip left here for Portland on early
trains today. It had been reported
that there was a foot of snow on the
roads, but Mr. Hill telegraphed the
positive assertion that this is untrue.
Sister Gertrude Mary Dies.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe
clal.) Sister Gertrude Mary, known
outside of the Catholic Church as
Honora Mary Agnes Carroll, died here
today of heart trouble, following
year s Illness. She was born in New
York July 24. 1886. She will be burled
Monday at the Catholic Cemetery here.
Montesano Pioneer 111.
MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) Judge Bignold, pioneer of Mon
tesano. is confined to his home, serious
ly 111. Mr. Bignold's family has just
got over a siege of typhoid fever, his
second eldest daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
PeeL dying from the effects of the
disease.
PIONEER STEAMBOAT STEW
ARD DIES AT SAN DIEGO.
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Patrick Morn.
Patrick Moran. a pioneer of
1853 and for many years one of
the best-known and most popu
lar steamboat stewards on the
Paciac Coast, died at San Diego,
Cal., on January 31, His body
has been brought here and his
funeral will be held today at I
o'clock, with burial at St. Mary's
Cemetery. Mr. Moran was born
In Ireland in 1833 and came to
the Pacific Coast in 1853 and en
gaged in the steamboat business
as a steward. He acted in that
capacity on many of the early
steamers that ran coastwise, as
well as with the Pacific Mail
steamers, running to Panama
and China. In 1870 he entered
the employ of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company and re
mained In that employ and its
successors until his retirement
ten years ago. His last berth
was as steward of the steamer
T. J. Potter. During his many
years of seafaring life Mr. Mo
ran was a participant In but one
disaster of consequence and that
was when the steamer Columbia
burned, in 1S55. He was a
charter member of .Seaside Lodge,
No. 12. Ancient Order of United
Workmen, of Astoria, and also a
member of the Oregon Pioneer
Association. Two children, Mrs.
J. E. Forestel and John Moran,
survive him.
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Sale
A Money-Saving Opportunity on Men's and Women's Fine Wearing Apparel
We are making a tremendous slaughter of prices on our stock of Men's Chesterfield
Clothes, Men's Fine Furnishings, Ladies' Fine Tailored Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists,
Petticoats, Sweaters everything except a few contract goods. We intend to close out our
entire stock before moving to our new location in the Doctors Building, 7th and Morrison.
The Following Reductions Prevail:
Chesterfield Overcoats
$25 Overcoats .... $13.50
Overcoats .... $19.00
!f? Overcoats .... $24.50
$50 Overcoats .... $29.50
HALF PRICE
Ladies' Suits, Coats
and Dresses
$25.00 Garments $12.50
$30.00 Garments $15.00
$35.00 Garments $17.50
$40.00 Garments $20.00
$50.00 Garments $25.00
$60.00 Garments....... $30.00
25 Off on New Spring Styles
Chesterfield
Fancy Suits
$20.00 Suits ,.$13.50
$25 and $30 Suits $16.50
$35.00 Suits $21.50
$40.00 Suits $25.00
$45.00 Suits $29.50
$50.00 Suits ...$34.50
25 Off on Blacks and Blues
HOSIERY
25c Hose 20
50c Hose 35p
$1.00 Hose 75tf
$1.50 Hose $1.15
HATS
$3.00 French import
ed Chin- f-i
chillas J) l.OU
NECKWEAR
50c Neckwear 35
$1.00 Neckwear 50
$1.50 Neckwear .75
$2.00 Neckwear.... $1.00
SHIRTS
$1.50, plain or A 1 C
pleated JL J. 3
$2.00, plain or ffc f A
pleated D 1 ,U
UNDERWEAR
$1.00 Garments 75?
$1.50 Garments. ...$1.15
$2.00 Garments.... $1.45
$3.00 Garments.... $2.25
273-275
MORRISON
AT FOURTH
M.
273-275
MORRISON
AT FOURTH
BIG LEGISLATION
15 FARMERS' BILL
Thompson's Measure to Bene
fit Agricultural Interests
of Oregon.
PROVISIONS ARE MANY
To Carry Knowledge Broadcast Agri
cultural Extension Bill Would
Use Farmers' Institutes, Lec
tures and Various Clubs.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb.
g. (Special.) Senator Thompson's bill
now In the State Senate Is considered
one big piece of legislation which is
primarily tor the benefit of the farm
ers of the state and for development of
agriculture In Oregon In its highest
degree of efficiency.
The agricultural extension oiu
smacks of more intelligence relative
the use of moneys Invested in state
Institutions than any legislation that
has been up for some time.
It is high time that we were un
corking the investment we have placed
In our Agricultural uouege, say sup
porters of the bill, "and extending
their benefits out to the people of the
tate as a whole Instead of restricting
them within the walls of the campus
and to the few who are able to go to
the college."
Bill la Comprehensive.
The bill is most comprehensive In its
provisions. It provides for all in
struction that will lend Itself to the
kind of methods necessary to carry it
out to the people. In order to do this
the college will use the Farmers' insti
tutes, enlarged and improved over their
present form, special lectures Deiore
farmers' organizations, commercial
Clubs and other assemblies and bodies
Interested in such improvement, itiner
ant schools which will carry a staff of
from five to ten specialists and a port
able laboratory with which they can
demonstrate their work, and which will
hold sessions In the various communi
ties of the state from a week to two
weeks. It will provide for correspond-
nce courses for a large body of rural
schoolteachers who know nothing about
the closest Interests of the communi
ties in which they are attempting to
teach, and for the many city people
who are turning to the farm without
any knowledge of farming methods.
It will also provide a means by which
organization in the rural countries may
be fostered and extended so tnat the
rural population will be in a position
to deal intelligently and effectively
with their problems. Such organization
will make possible better methods of
marketing and buying: it will make
possible effective dealing with the
uestlon of loans for farmers, ana, or
equal importance, it will provide for
the bettering of social conditions In the
rural communities.
It will make possible the building
ud of social Institutions that will enlist
the real Interest of our boys and girls
on the farm, where they should be.
The plan will make possible the pub
lication of simple, clear bulletins which
any person may understand and follow
in the practice 01 agriculture or Do
mestic science.
The plan also provides lor educa
tional exhibits which will carry on
their faces important instruction. These
exhibits will be sent to the various
county fairs, state fair. Grange meet
ings, farmers' union meetings, and
wherever farmers gather to gain In
struction. Finally, the plan will pro
vide numerous demonstration farms
and orchards throughout the state, not
elaborate institutions with extensive
equipment, but demonstration plots
which are in every way similar to the
land the farmers are actually having to
work themselves.
The subject matter of extension work
is broader than most persons realize.
It will take up not only all of the
problems of general agriculture, such
as selection of seeds, proper methods
of tillage and the thousand other
problems which attach to the general
practice of agronomy, but it will deal
with horticulture in all of its branches,
the lighting of all kinds of insects and
plant pests, proper care of livestock,
poultry, better methods of dairying,
and improved business methods, so that
the farmer may know where he Is
making a profit and where he is losing
his hard-earned returns.
In fact, it will Include all of the
subjects taught at the Agricultural
College which will lend themselves to
extension methods of Instruction.
School Work Aided.
Another important provision of the
bill Is that which gives to the State
Superintendent ol Public Instruction
some assistance in carrying out the
school fair work.
Conditions in Oregon are such as to
make this service of peculiar value to
the state. The state is so new and
has so many different conditions of
climate, soil and elevation, and is being
so rapidly settled by people who know
nothing about farming conditions in
the state, that this assistance must be
given If we are to have intelligent
development of the state's resources.
It ic reported that the authorities at
the Agricultural College receive hun
dreds of letters every day appealing
for assistance. Some of these are real
ly pathetic Many of them come from
city people who know nothing about
country problems; many come from
boys and girls who have been raised
under the old discouraging conditions
of farming life and who are just be
ginning to sen the light of greater pos
sibilities; many come from people who
are moving to Oregon from other states
and who do not understand Oregon
conditions, and there are many even
from the older settled communities.
where farmers are beginning to realize
that applied science will add tremen
dously to their welfare.
Alaskan Studies Law-Making.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 8. (Special.)
The Territory of Alaska will pattern
its first Legislative Assembly, which
begins in March, after the Washington
legislative system. J. B. Marshall, of
Juneau, a member of the Assembly,
spent the day at the session of the
Legislature getting pointers on how
to conduct a session and gathering
forms of bills, dockets and record
books. He was delegated by the As
sembly to visit the Washington session
and learn how Legislatures work. He
left tonight with full information.
Five hundred dollars was recently paid
for the good will of an humble ooffee stall
In T.ordon.
BOOKS ARE SEIZED
Discreoancies Found in Fuel
Company's Records.
JURY TO SCAN EVIDENCE
One Entry Shows Difference of 70
Tons In Coal Loaded on Barge
and Amount Which Was
Actually Delivered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. Agents of
the Federal Treasury Department took
possession today of the dock weight
books and other records of the Western
Fuel Company, which the Government
declares has been defrauding it of
customs dues by weighing frauds.
When officers of the company failed
yesterday to produce the books In
court, as ordered, they were informed
that they could take their choice of
doing so or going to jail for contempt
of court. Whatever the dooks snau
disclose will be presented to the Fed
eral grand Jury next Thursday.
The first entry in the dock-weighing
Journal revealed a discrepancy of tV
tons between the amount of coal loaded
on a barge at the company's bunker
and the weight of the coal actually de
livered, according to the treasury
agents at work on the books. They
said the entry revealed not only the
fact that the Government had been de
frauded of $31.60 "drawback" money,
refunded when Imported coal wag re-
shipped, but that the steamship com
pany which bought the coal paid for
70 tons which It never had received.
Representatives of the Government
said that there had been no attempt
to cover up the discrepancies, and that
the company would be given every op
portunity to explain before Indictments
would be sought.
Affidavits were filed today to the
effect that engineers of the Toyo Kisen
Kalsha Steamship Company were em
ployed by the Western Fuel Company
at salaries ranging from iio to izou
a month.
ship Wyoming and Mr. Moore is cer
tain that the message is from Colon,
mainly from Its nature. Mr. Moore re
fused to make the message public,
claiming It would be In violation of the
law.
Las night's message came from a
greater distance than any so far rec
ceived by him. His best previous rec
ord was from Key West. He has heard
Honolulu and Alaska stations several
times.
Lewlston Plans Chautauqua.
. LEWISTON, Ida.. Feb. 8. (Special.)
The Idaho-Washington Development
League met Thursday and indorsed
plans for a Chautauqua to be held in
Lewiston this Summer. L. V. Stiles,
representing the Ellison-White Chau
tauqua system, explained the proposi
tion, and a committee was appointed to
interview business men and endeavor
to provide a guarantee of $2000, which
is demanded. If the plans are success
ful It will be held during the early
Summer.
Juntura Bank Predicted.
VALE, Or.
report came
Feb. 8. (Special.) The
to Vale recently that
William Jones, one of the wealthiest
men in Eastern Oregon and formit
president of the First National Bank
of Ontario, will start a new banking
Institution at Juntura In the Spring.
Juntura is on the Oregon Eastern
Railroad and many think it Is des
tined to become one of the best towns
along the line.
Orchard 56 Tears Old Still Bears.
ALBANT, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.)
Apple trees which were planted 66
years ago by the late A. G. Marshall, a
well-known Linn County pioneer, on
his farm seven miles east of Albany,
are yet bearing splendidly. There was
a good crop on the trees last Fall.
Three different varieties of apples are
Included in the old trees. Baldwins,
Spitzenbergs and Bellflowors.
Sunday School Rally Held.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) A rally of Sunday school work,
ers of Cowlitz County was held In Kel
so today. Practically every Sunday
school In the county was represented.
Messrs. Pratt, Williamson, Thompson
and Moore, officers of the State Sunday
School Union, delivered addresses.
WIRELES HEARD LONG WAY
Message From Colon, Panama, Is
Caught by Walla Walla Amateur,
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 8.
(Special.) A wireless message from
the operator at Colon, Panama, 3500
miles from here, was picked up last
night by Frank Moore, a local amateur
operator, who has a powerful lnstru
ment at his suburban home.
The message was sent to the battle.
Home Remedy for Eczema
From our experience as druggists In
this community, we can recommend, as
an absolutely reliable remedy for skin
diseases, the DJJ.D. Prescription for
Eczema, made In the D.D.D. laboratories
In Chicago. This is an ideal home rem
edy for It has the advantages of being a
convenient wash, easy to apply and pos
itively harmless to the most tender
skin.
D.D.D. gives Instant relief from the
Irritating Itch, it penetrates the pores
and reaches the root of the disease im
mediately. Just a 60o bottle will con
vince you of this. .
We advise every skin sufferer to have
D.D.D. Prescription always on hand. Of
course all druggists sell It go to them
If you can't come to us but don't ac
cept a big profit substitute.
However, it you come to our store,
we have so much confidence in this
mild, antiseptic wash that we will guar
antee the first full-size bottle to do as
we say. If not, pay nothing. Let us
also tell you about D.D.D. soap.
Woodard, Clarke & Co., druggists.
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